Chasing Of Polar Bear Gets Norwegians Big Fine

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January 28, 1999

OSLO, Norway - Two men who chased a polar bear with snowmobiles for a picture worth a thousand words received fines worth thousands of dollars instead. The fines, levied Wednesday by the district court for the Svalbard islands, were the heaviest ever imposed by Norway for disturbing the protected species. A passer-by recorded the chase with a video camera and turned the tape over to authorities.